You are asking a lot. This all comes with experience. No short cut. That being said, you can start here:
http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...037&forumid=48&

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Originally posted by ivofivo But I don't know a pro-like understanding to how it works...

You don't need a pro-level understanding. Don't concern yourself with being a pro because you've got a LONG way to go before that happens. As Numb mentioned, there are not shortcuts - jump in and start doing it, learn from your "mistakes", educate yourself, ask questions, find tutorials, etc.

But, most importantly, realize that it's not about the filters, and the EQs, and the compressors - it's about the music, so focus on getting good musical ideas before you waste days/weeks/months polishing turds.

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Originally posted by Numb You are asking a lot. This all comes with experience. No short cut. That being said, you can start here: http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...037&forumid=48&

agreed and also learn how to train your ears. can make a massive difference.

I have been playing a piano for over five years now. Ever since a kid I have had talent in terms of sound. I am not worried about the music/tune making aspect; its the tools to use that I am worried about.

Learn by doing... make a track no matter how shitty it sounds, post it in forums or show to friends, get feedback (and return it of course), and try to apply anything that people tell you to improve to future tracks. Music making is a very active thing .. sure you can learn everything in theory. But thats the painful path... actually making tunes, trying out new techniques on every new tune gains you practice and is a lot more fun.

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Originally posted by ivofivo I have been playing a piano for over five years now. Ever since a kid I have had talent in terms of sound. I am not worried about the music/tune making aspect; its the tools to use that I am worried about.

Any sequencer, synth, compressor, equaliser, delay, reverb will do the job tbh.

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u can very often also get alot of help in the manuals of the gear u are using.

Best bet I'd say is to get as many Future Music and Computer Music videos as possible off youtube and google video. Search via google video obviously, as this will list google and youtube vids.

Some are listed down the page here:


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My personal favourites are the bushwacka, d. ramirez, ian carey and benni bennassi - (not because it's particularly informative, more because it's fun!). There's also the airbase tutorials which are good.

There's hours of good stuff out there.

Start by making the beats etc when you get stuck on something post here and we will help as best we can. Then do it again next time you get stuck etc etc.

Also there are loads of tutorial in the tutorial master list. Also there is a trance masterclass in reason on Computer musics website under tutorials. That helped a lot it wil teach you synth basic programming and arrangement everything and you end up with a trance tune at the end. They also have sneak previews stage by stage to see if your sound matches up to theirs.

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Processing a highly structured and complex pattern of sensory input as a unified percept of "music" is probably one of the most elaborate features of the human brain.....understanding how music is perceived and how it may elicit intense sensations is far from being understood.

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**THIS IS WHAT YOU DO**

I'm serious, but its not always something people can actually do.
FIRST, find out what sequencer you're gonna spend the majority of your time with.
Ableton, FL Studio, Reason, Sonar, Logic or w/e.

Get all the demos, read about them, and FIRST figure out which one you think you'll be using.
THEN

Find someone who knows in depth how to use that specific software. If you think about it, you can consolidate your goal this way from learning this, this and this to just learning Cubase.

Learn the program, how it works and what all the goodies do. If you can literally sit down with someone who knows w/e program you choose, and even offer to pay them (post an ad on Craigslist in the musician section) you will learn about a thousand times quicker than watching endless tutorials and reading manuals.

I WISH I did this when I started, now I just do it for other people.
I'd honestly say ditch everything everyone else said (or at least put it on the back burner for now) and start here.

G/luck!

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